# Continue

**[Continue](https://continue.dev/docs) is the open-source autopilot for software development—a [VS Code extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Continue.continue) that brings the power of ChatGPT to your IDE**

## Task, not tab, auto-complete

### Get possible explainations

Ask Continue about a part of your code to get another perspective

- “how can I set up a Prisma schema that cascades deletes?”
- “where in the page should I be making this request to the backend?”
- “how can I communicate between these iframes?”

### Edit in natural language

Highlight a section of code and instruct Continue to refactor it

- “/edit migrate this digital ocean terraform file into one that works for GCP”
- “/edit change this plot into a bar chart in this dashboard component”
- “/edit rewrite this function to be async”

### Generate files from scratch

Open a blank file and let Continue start new Python scripts, React components, etc.

- “/edit here is a connector for postgres, now write one for kafka”
- “/edit make an IAM policy that creates a user with read-only access to S3”
- “/edit use this schema to write me a SQL query that gets recently churned users”

## Getting Started

### [Download for VS Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Continue.continue)

Continue requires that you have Python 3.8 or greater. If you do not, please [install](https://python.org) it

If your Continue server is not setting up, please check the console logs:

1. `cmd+shift+p` (MacOS) / `ctrl+shift+p` (Windows)
2. Search for and then select "Developer: Toggle Developer Tools"
3. Select `Console`
4. Read the console logs

## License

[Apache 2.0 © 2023 Continue Dev, Inc.](./LICENSE)